What is going on everyone? Welcome back to the world according to BRICS today I
am going to take you on a magical trip that doesn't include hallucinogens from
the 1960s today we're gonna take a look at the Land of Enchantment New Mexico
Santa Fe New Mexico to be exact the city different is the nickname that Santa Fe
carries and I have to admit I kind of like that one kind of different no pun
intended Santa Fe isn't as hot as most people
assume most people think since it's in New Mexico it's the desert it's not it
is more of a mountain town it is classified as a subtropical highland
climate or warm summer humid continental climate ever you prefer the city has
trees mountain views and amazing architecture their hottest months only
get up in the mid 80s they've had some 100 degree days and
they're you know their record highs and stuff but a majority of their hot days
maybe get up to 85 86 something like that and they get really cold winters
Santa Fe was found in 1610 when New Mexico was a province of New Spain yes
that was the thing the original governor and founder of
Santa Fe was actually arrested by the church back then he was put through the
Mexican Inquisition and eventually vindicated if you don't know what the
Inquisition was it was sort of an investigation the church put people
through to combat heresy and you know Google it's pretty interesting basically
to make sure everyone was on board with whatever the church was selling back
then the most famous was the Spanish Inquisition which included a bunch of
people getting tortured to death which is always fun I guess if you're a
Spanish Inquisitor not sure what the Mexican Inquisition was all about but
I'm sure it included questions about tacos thus furthering the movement to
make Taco Tuesday religious event Santa Fe is home to about 68,000 people with
the entire metro area only holding about a hundred and forty five thousand so
it's really really not a big place Santa Fe is a great city with amazing people
and food but it's not for everyone just like all cities not everyone fits in
certain places let's find out if the city different is your type of place in
my top ten reasons not to move to Santa Fe New Mexico number 10 drivers Santa Fe
has some horrible drivers they were voted as having the worst drivers in New
Mexico 2017 and 2018 be careful driving around the city the drunk driving seems
to be a common thing here they're low News is filled with DWI arrests last
year they arrested the young lady who backed the van she was driving into a
couple parked cars that isn't incredibly strange that type thing happens all the
time until you realize that she was driving a
van full of special-needs people that's right she's a caregiver by trade and she
was drunk driving in the van for her work makes no sense but to top that one
off just last month State Senator Richard Martinez was
charged with driving while intoxicated after a crash at the beginning of July a
judge ordered Martinez release on the condition that he'd not possess or
consume alcohol or enter any establishment that sells alcohol so you
could find Richard various McDonald's and doughnut places cut and loose these
days I'm sure you had a really great lawyer for this one maybe one of those
Anaheim California lawyers I heard they to great work because of
all the tourists I don't know number nine skincare even if Santa Fe isn't
technically a desert you'll still need to pick up some Muir ads skincare stuff
before getting there the air is so dry combined with the heat and being a
little more than 7,000 feet above sea level it gets pretty bad on the skin if
you're not already used to this condition be prepared for cracked and
peeling skin it just happens like I said especially if you're not used to that
type of climate now this is where some local chimes in about something that
I've lived here since I don't know the Jurassic period and I don't need lotion
or sunblock then they'll throw in something about someone being weak
because they can't handle the weather there just stop typing you're not weak
because you have a brain and you don't want a face that looks like beef jerky
that's been sitting on a park bench for three years just common sense take care
your skin number eight the dust Santa Fe has a major dust problem since the area
is normally very windy they don't have a lot of grass holding the dirt down it's
a bad situation for a lot of people so much dust gets built up in the air
making it hard to breathe especially for those who have like sensitive lungs
maybe asthma or allergies things like that I was in Santa Fe during a very
windy week a couple years back the guy was there doing voiceover work force
said it's normally not this bad it was bad everything sort of felt like it had
a brown baby powder coating or something like that was weird
but if you do have asthma or something this might be a little rough
number seven the crime once you get past the drunk drivers the Santa Fe Police
Department still has a lot on their plate Santa Fe is described as having
one of the worst crime rates in the country with about 41 reported crimes
per every thousand residents may be a few extra locks invest in a good
security system by a dog or maybe even a Wolverine before you move here imagine
that a guy breaks into your house you come running downstairs with your
Wolverine you come face-to-face with the burglar who should have worn a pair of
depends at this point the good news is Santa Fe isn't nearly as bad as
Albuquerque New Mexico Santa Fe's crime rate is 50% higher than the national
average where Albuquerque is 218 percent higher
than the national average yeah like I said not nearly as bad so if you're
moving Albuquerque maybe you might want to buy a honey badger for security
they're a little more ferocious it seems like number six creatures Santa Fe has
some creatures that like to break into people's homes
these creatures are small and mostly harmless but you should keep your doors
closed and keep screens on your windows since Santa Fe has a desert terrain even
though it's sort of a mountain town you need to watch where you walk and what
rocks flip over they've harmless snakes they have
poisonous snakes lizards centipedes and spiders are everywhere keep your eyes
open for them the Santa Fe area is home to three different rattlesnakes the
western diamondback the prairie and the ridge nose they also have black bears
and mountain lions in the areas outside the city that you've probably keep in
mind if you decide to take a picnic out there you start pulling out food outside
the city in the wrong time of year you could get a visitor now this is where
the locals will explain they've never seen them and they don't bother you and
okay yahng yahng yahng yahng whatever okay maybe but they are there and those
people who get freaked out by things like spiders and snakes keep this stuff
in mind before you make the trek out to the city different number five cost
living the cost of living here isn't great the overall cost of living is 20%
higher than the US average the main factor that plays into this is housing
which is 79 percent higher than the rest of the country the average home here
costs about 350 thousand dollars on average where the average for the u.s.
is about 190,000 now before you comment that's the average so keep averages in
mind and don't tell us how houses in New Mexico you could find for two hundred
thousand okay I'm sure can you can also find some for four
million in the middle someplace is what we call the average moving on I don't
get why the price here is so high they aren't breaking any records with
employment schools aren't really good no oceanfront property Santa Fe is in
one of the worst states in the country normally the cost living with all those
factors involved is pretty low I mean you got to have at least some of those
stats to be decent to have a high cost living guess not in Santa Fe they're
making their own rules number four elevation Santa Fe is one of
the higher cities when it comes to elevation in the country and that's
opposed to Portland Oregon which has some of the highest people in the nation
Santa Fe sits about 7,200 feet above sea level and that's higher than Denver
which is often called the mile-high City for being a mile high this can be
extremely hazardous for those who have sensitive lungs
since the higher up you go the thinner the air is and less oxygen combined with
that in the dust issues you have a breathing cocktail nobody with bad lungs
needs it's just a bad mix I was trying to think of a really good bartender joke
here but I got sidetracked thinking about how bartenders decided they were
mixologist a couple years back what is the deal with that why do people come up
with new titles are they trying to add a little prestige to their career path or
their chosen career whatever that's like me calling myself an award-winning
filmmaker because I have a silver play button from YouTube for getting a
hundred thousand subs in reality I'm just a dude that travels and says weird
shit number three sun exposure now we sort of
talked about this one on number nine with skincare but the Sun being so high
it's kind of tricky and it'll sneak up on you if you're not used the area
that's why it's sort of gets two spots on this list the average US city sees
about 205 days of Sun per year that equals out to about six and a half
months however in Santa Fe these residents see about two hundred and
eighty three days of sunlight which equals to a little over nine months it's
recommended that you stock up on hats sunscreen and all kinds of lotion
remember nobody wants to look 75 when they just aged enough to visit the
mixologist legally for the first time and it sucks when the guy at Subway
freaks out when you start talking and says I'm sorry I thought you were a big
piece of driftwood someone brought in number two culture shock it's gonna be a
little different especially if you're moving from a more northern state let's
say you'll be confronted with the huge culture shock trust me you'll have to
switch out your wardrobe for more colorful clothes instead of neutrals and
margaritas at lunch are always encouraged
Native American and Hispanic cultures run strong through this city it may seem
a little overwhelming at first the good news is that the people of Santa Fe are
very inviting so while you're there trying to wrap your head around the
sights and the sounds of Santa Fe nobody's gonna be a total a-hole to you
and number one local government nonsense Santa Fe is very wrapped up in politics
if taking part in a political debate while trying to shop for groceries isn't
your idea of a good time Santa Fe may not be for you between controversial
bills and opposing views among residents and the local government it may feel
like a war zone out there in reality this crap is going on across the nation
right now you just don't expect it here for some reason at least I didn't my own
personal observation was that the people aren't as interested as let's say the
national politics like the presidency or something but more the local and state
stuff and really get the feeling that the residents are just tired of it and
they're just sick of the people in office right now and have been for some
time but that's just kind of my vibe I got and things I've read so yeah if you
don't like getting involved in politics just keep in mind it's there and it's
everywhere in Santa Fe that's not your thing at least just be aware of it all
right so that's my top ten reasons not to move to Santa Fe New Mexico I hope
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